[ oh... is he shaken because tsurumaru was, in fact, shaking him? he should probably stop shaking him... yes... so he lets go of naki's arm for now, but is unmoving otherwise, sitting with his hands in his lap as he tries to figure out how to word something.
there's no easy way to word it at all, though, so instead he just gathers up all of his courage, looks naki in the eye, and... here goes! ]
I saw you dying.
[ quietly, as if he's still thinking on the spot, despite his best efforts. talking about actual death is not the same as talking about his casual desires for death, and his words are curt and disjointed and very unlike him, even though he's trying, but it's hard. it's scary. talking about death this way is scary. ]
Not back then — I mean, right now. I saw your blade rusting.
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Date: 2016-06-22 05:48 am (UTC)there's no easy way to word it at all, though, so instead he just gathers up all of his courage, looks naki in the eye, and... here goes! ]
I saw you dying.
[ quietly, as if he's still thinking on the spot, despite his best efforts. talking about actual death is not the same as talking about his casual desires for death, and his words are curt and disjointed and very unlike him, even though he's trying, but it's hard. it's scary. talking about death this way is scary. ]
Not back then — I mean, right now. I saw your blade rusting.